Comparison

Chicken Yard vs Scribbles Now

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Chicken Yard

Explore an emergent environment where chickens exhibit various behaviors. This app is designed to teach young children fundamental systems thinking concepts through observation and interaction.

Highlights
  • Observe emergent chicken behaviors
  • Learn systems thinking fundamentals
  • Interactive observable environment
  • Designed for young children
  • Classroom discussion topics included
Features
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Play with chickens in the chicken yard. You never know what will happen next. Chickens walk around the chicken yard in various states of focus and excitement. Follow them around and see what they do! Purpose: To teach young children fundamentals of systems thinking by exposing them to an observable, emergent environment whose parameters and behaviors are clearly communicated by the interface. Usage: Tap the left and right arrows at the top of the screen to toggle between chickens and observe what each one is up to. For teachers: Chicken Yard is designed to demonstrate the "Systems and System Models" Crosscutting Concept: "Systems in the natural and designed world have parts that work together." Use and reference the app in conjunction with the following Next Generation Science Standards: K-ESS2-2: Earth's Systems K-ESS3-1: Earth and Human Activity Topic suggestions for classroom discussion: - What do we mean when we refer to an object's "state"? - How is a chicken's state reflected in its attributes? - How a chicken's state is reflected in its behavior? - What elements of the environment do the chickens interact with? (tiles, boundaries) - How do the attributes of the environment affect the states of the chickens?

About

Scribbles Now

Transform your living room into a drawing challenge arena. One player sketches a secret word on their device, while everyone else watches on a TV and guesses. Enjoy a fun, ad-free party game with no accounts or subscriptions required.

Highlights
  • AirPlay integration for TV casting
  • Large library of drawing prompts
  • Intuitive drawing tools
  • Ad-free and privacy-focused
  • No subscriptions or accounts needed
Features
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Scribbles Now is the ultimate drawing and guessing game for friends and family! Play locally or with friends online. Draw words, guess what others are drawing, and laugh your way through hundreds of categories. • Local multiplayer — pass and play with up to 8 players • Online multiplayer — play with anyone, anywhere • 1,000+ words across dozens of categories • Custom word lists — add your own words Scribbles Pro Subscription Unlock the full word library, custom word lists, and unlimited multiplayer with Scribbles Pro: • Monthly — $1.39 per month • Annual — $9.69 per year • Start with a 7-day free trial Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://amolsrivastava.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-Scribbles-Now-2155d25f093080f98b60fce7c8b5af6f

Screenshots

Chicken Yard3 screens
Scribbles Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chicken Yard at none against Scribbles Now's 2. Chicken Yard also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). Scribbles Now's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scribbles Now sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.39 per month. Chicken Yard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Chicken Yard against 5.0 for Scribbles Now. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chicken Yard versus Scribbles Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChicken YardScribbles Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThird Rail Games LLCAmol Srivastava

Customer experience

Chicken Yard

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Scribbles Now

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chicken Yard

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Scribbles Now

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$1.391 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$9.691 Year

Questions

Is Chicken Yard free?
Chicken Yard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scribbles Now free?
Scribbles Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chicken Yard or Scribbles Now?
Chicken Yard and Scribbles Now are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Chicken Yard or Scribbles Now have ads?
Neither Chicken Yard nor Scribbles Now shows ads.

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